| Exeter: (14) 29 |
| Tries: Tuima, Painter, Wyatt, Joseph-Scott Cons: Slade 3 Pen: Slade |
| Bristol: (13) 20 |
| Tries: Lane 3 Con: Sheedy Pen: Sheedy |
Rich Lane’s hat-trick was not enough as Exeter beat Bristol 29-20 and went top of the Premiership.
Rus Tuima gave Exeter an early lead, but two Lane tries put Bristol in front after 20 minutes before Ehren Painter put the hosts back ahead.
Tommy Wyatt got Exeter’s third try soon after the restart before Lane got his hat-trick to make it close.
Josh Iosefa-Scott’s try with 12 minutes left secured a bonus point before a late Henry Slade penalty for Exeter.
James Williams missed a 79th-minute penalty which cost Bristol a losing bonus point as they stay sixth while the win moves Exeter a point clear at the top of the table.
More to follow.
Exeter: Wyatt; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Hendrickson, Woodburn; Skinner, Cairns; Sio, Yeandle (capt), Painter, Tuima, Pearson, Roots, Vermeulen, Vintcent.
Replacements: Frost, Abuladze, Iosefa-Scott, Jenkins, Davis, Armstrong, Haydon-Wood, Hawkins
Bristol: Lane; Heward, Vakatawa, Janse van Rensburg, Ibitoye; Sheedy, Marmion; Grahamslaw, Capon, Kloska, Caulfield, Batley, Dun, Harding (capt), Bradbury.
Replacements: Thacker, Woolmore, Lahiff, Holmes, D. Thomas, Randall, Williams, O’Conor.
Referee: Hamish Smales
